This morning's local newspaper The Keynoter featured a story on crocodiles. Apparently, if officials catch a crocodile and remove it from an area where it could be a...
Hi, Everyone, I'm thrilled to announce that we're building up to the March 1st release of my friend Beth Ciotta's terrific new book Evie Ever After. Visit Beth's website...
Were any of you chosen to participate in a recent government survey, in preparation for next year's census? A couple of weeks ago, I received a large, thick envelope...
Hi, Everyone, Dolphin Research Center in the fabulous Florida Keys has been nominated to win a Green Living award by the Florida Keys Green Living Energy & Education...
I just returned from my first ever cruise. (Okay, technically I cruised on an ocean liner when we moved to France for a year, but that was 41 years ago and all I remember...
Sometimes I wish I could peek inside my dogs' minds and find out what they're thinking. Last night, I was testing out a projector with my computer at home to make sure...
I'm a wee cranky this morning over a situation. The absolute next best step is for me to shrug and let it go. I'll get to that point, but think that a slight venting...
I'd like to state for the record that I am not a weather wimp. No matter where you live, if you are accustomed to a certain degree of temperature and a cold front blows through...
Sometimes going to the dogs is great. Like this week, for example. Several months ago, I got involved in an effort to promote our town building a dog park. ...
ABC News aired a show the other night called What Would You Do? They create different situations and see how, or if, other people react. Each situation poses an...
I wrote a pretty good blog post here about how the fact that the Philadelphia Eagles play for the NFC Championship next week is a great life lesson in not giving up or counting...
This started out to be a blog about Stay the Night, the latest release in Lynn Viehl's highly-acclaimed, NY Times bestelling Darkyn series. Then I realized that it isn't...
I suck at New Year's resolutions. Okay, actually, I'm pretty good at making them, but horrible at keeping them so the only resolution I make is to not resolve. That...
I'm back from a week's vacation over which I visited almost as many houses as Santa Claus. Six, all together, if you count the hotel night stay. Since I moved to...
Hope everyone had a terrific holiday. The Babes in Bookland have a little gift for you. New York Times Bestselling author Cindy Gerard is our guest blogger this...
Saturday I was in a busy Winn Dixie parking lot waiting for my friend Vicky when a black female pit bull ran up to me. I greeted her with a pat. She responded with a...
It seems like forever ago, my contractor and friend, John, ripped out the second bathroom in my house to the bare walls and we started exchanging ideas on what to do for its...
I don't normally make out a holiday gift wish list. Right now, dear Santa, I'd like to make an exception. I've been a pretty good girl all year. Okay. ...
My friend asked me in email if my holiday season was going well. I wrote back, "Holiday season? Is it the holiday season??" Seriously. How did this happen so...
ATT&T came through. The Dish Network man showed up before 1 p.m. yesterday. Shortly before, UPS delivered the modem/gateway and installation kit for the high...
I've about had it with this dial-up service. Why doesn't someone just throw me back into a cave with a spear to catch my own food and a piece of flint to start the fire...
Im grateful for so many things. First and foremost, of course, I'm thankful for the love of my family and friends. I have a wonderful life and wake up with gratitude...
Thanks to the total incompetence and deplorable lack of customer service from Comcast, I am still without high speed Internet access. I am reduced to dial-up through the...